Joshua 9:19 - New Revised Standard Version But all the leaders said to all the congregation, “We have sworn to them by the Lord, the God of Israel, and now we must not touch them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But all the leaders said to all the assembly, We have sworn to them by the Lord, the God of Israel, so now we may not touch them. American Standard Version (1901) But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by Jehovah, the God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them. Common English Bible Then all the leaders said to the whole community, “We have made a solemn pledge to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. So we can’t touch them now. Catholic Public Domain Version And they responded to them: "We have sworn to them in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, and for that reason, we are not able to touch them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they answered them: We have sworn to them in the name of the Lord the God of Israel, and therefore we may not touch them. |
is vanity, since the same fate comes to all, to the righteous and the wicked, to the good and the evil, to the clean and the unclean, to those who sacrifice and those who do not sacrifice. As are the good, so are the sinners; those who swear are like those who shun an oath.
and if you swear, “As the Lord lives!” in truth, in justice, and in uprightness, then nations shall be blessed by him, and by him they shall boast.
But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn to them by the Lord, the God of Israel. Then all the congregation murmured against the leaders.
This is what we will do to them: We will let them live, so that wrath may not come upon us, because of the oath that we swore to them.”